EthelKing
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This is actually my second attempt. My original DNA board parted company with its screen before I got it into the box(!) and I decided that the expense was way too much to keep repeating the process; however, I found a couple of cloned DNA20 boards, supplied with charging boards, and decided that it was worth another try.
If you have never build a mod, and fancy having a crack at a DNA, just bear in mind the boards are miniature, and the soldering points are like full-stops with about 1mm between them. HOWEVER, I managed to solder them (about 6 pairs of wires in all) with a bit of practice on some spare micro switches etc., so it is achievable!
The first mod I made took all day, and was a half decent attempt, but the charging board blew after a few days, so required a bit of modification to turn it into a removable battery version (with a hole in it where the charger board once poked out!), and as you can imagine, a "second" wasn't what I was after.
SO - I ordered a load more switches, a couple of boxes and some atty connectors, and decided that an external charging method would be preferable. This is the result:
View attachment 25746
It took about four hours in total yesterday evening, and charged beautifully (3400mah Panasonic NCR18650B tabbed and made into an insulated internal battery pack), and is vaping like a veritable choo-choo train! I am sure that time could be cut down dramatically using decent tools, but I made it with nothing less than a cordless drill, soldering iron, glue gun, wire of different gauges and heat shrink sleeve. I am pretty sure I could drive over it and it wouldn't be too bad!
If you have never build a mod, and fancy having a crack at a DNA, just bear in mind the boards are miniature, and the soldering points are like full-stops with about 1mm between them. HOWEVER, I managed to solder them (about 6 pairs of wires in all) with a bit of practice on some spare micro switches etc., so it is achievable!
The first mod I made took all day, and was a half decent attempt, but the charging board blew after a few days, so required a bit of modification to turn it into a removable battery version (with a hole in it where the charger board once poked out!), and as you can imagine, a "second" wasn't what I was after.
SO - I ordered a load more switches, a couple of boxes and some atty connectors, and decided that an external charging method would be preferable. This is the result:
View attachment 25746
It took about four hours in total yesterday evening, and charged beautifully (3400mah Panasonic NCR18650B tabbed and made into an insulated internal battery pack), and is vaping like a veritable choo-choo train! I am sure that time could be cut down dramatically using decent tools, but I made it with nothing less than a cordless drill, soldering iron, glue gun, wire of different gauges and heat shrink sleeve. I am pretty sure I could drive over it and it wouldn't be too bad!
